Robert Loudon Steel (25 June 1888 – 1972) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Greenock Morton, Port Glasgow Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and Gillingham.
Career Steel joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 from Port Glasgow (along with Willie Bulloch, who soon returned to Scotland)Bobby Steel - fact file, My Eyes Have Seen The Glory and played mainly in the inside left position, although he was versatile and willing to fill in several roles, including in defence.The Spurs Alphabet, Bob Goodwin; Lulu.com, 2017; He featured in 245 games and scored 45 goals in all competitionsA-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Retrieved 26 January 2009 (but not counting unofficial fixtures during World War I) before joining Gillingham at the end the conflict – featuring in the 1919–20 Southern Football LeagueBob Steel, Gillingham FC Scrapbook – and later becoming a referee.
International While at Tottenham, he was selected for the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1909Football. Home Scots, 3; Anglo-Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1909 but never played for Scotland at full international level.
Personal life His brothers Danny and Alex were also footballers, with Danny also having a significant spell at Tottenham Hotspur and Alex spending time with FC Barcelona; the three siblings played together in one Football League fixture against Bradford City in January 1910.Tottenham On This Day: Three Brothers Play In The Same Spurs Team, Logan Holmes, Fansided, 29 January 2014Hotspur Towers - Spurs Steel, Keith Harrison, India Spurs, 28 January 2016
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